ΕΓΚΡΑΤΗ, εγκρατη
EGKRATĒ, egkratē
Sounds Like: eng-KRA-tay
Translations: self-controlled, temperate, continent, master of, in possession of
From the root: ΕΓΚΡΑΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes someone who has mastery over themselves, their passions, or something else. It implies a state of self-control, temperance, or being in possession of something. It can be used to describe a person who is disciplined or abstinent.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine or Plural, Nominative/Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G1468 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Titus — 1:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΓΚΡΑΤΗΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΓΚΡΑΤΕΥΕΣΘΑΙ — to exercise self-control, to be temperate, to abstain, to be continent
- ἘΝΚΡΑΤΕΙΣ — self-controlled, temperate, continent, master of, in control of
- ΕΓΚΡΑΤΕΥΕΣΘΑΙ — to exercise self-control, to be temperate, to be continent, to abstain
- ΕΓΚΡΑΤΗΣ — self-controlled, temperate, continent, a self-controlled person
- ΕΓΚΡΑΤΟΥΣ — self-controlled, temperate, continent, of self-control, of temperance, of continence
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